Student Profiles

At Pepperdine Graziadio Business School, we take a student-first approach to online education, striving to ensure our graduates find success and values-driven purpose in the real world. Students across our four programs all have unique backgrounds and different destinations in mind for their careers. But all of them are proud to be part of a passionate Pepperdine business community. Read their stories below.

Rojia Rashidfarrukhi

MBA

I definitely did not expect to be getting this amount of support and excitement from an online program.”

Learn how the MBA is having an immediate impact on Rojia’s career.

Cynthia Lightner

Master’s in Human Resources

[What] stood out about Pepperdine was the fact that they are world leaders, and they don’t want you to succeed just where you work, but to make a difference in the world.”

Discover why supporting diversity in the workplace matters to Cynthia.

Gary Hyland

Master’s in Business Analytics

The MSBA program has given me . . . a better understanding of what a potential position as an analyst may require.”

Find out more about Gary’s transition from a sales career to business analytics.

Rosemary Austin

Master’s in Management and Leadership

I decided that the course content in the MSML was more applicable across the board and would do more for me as an individual and my development as a leader.”

Learn how Rosemary’s capstone project connected her with a career opportunity.

KaDo Gorman

MBA